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H5956 · עָלַם

ʻâlam

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

KJV gloss list in the source

[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).

Source pronunciation notation: aw-lam'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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